One of the main roles of database monitoring is to catch potential issues before they develop into real problems. To that end, Navicat Monitor for MySQL/MariaDB offers advanced root cause analysis that enables you to find in-depth information when an issue occurs. This functionality is part of the Alerts feature.
Welcome back to this blog series on MySQL logging. We'll be referencing these first three installments later on when we talk about monitoring in Navicat Monitor for MySQL/MariaDB. Part I provided an overview of the different log types on MySQL, highlighted the most important of these, and covered the first two in the list. Part II presented the binary log in more detail. The Slow Log will be the topic of today's blog.
Logging is about recording what happened in your databases. Just as some people might keep a personal journal to write down what happens in their daily lives, a database log keeps track of things like logins and transactions. More importantly, an effective log should include entries about access control and input validation failures. Is it any wonder then that the only MySQL log that is enabled by default is the error log (at least on Windows)?
Last week's blog provided an overview of the different log types on MySQL, highlighted the most important of these - namely, the error, general, binary, and slow logs - and covered the first two of these. Today we'll be taking a look at the binary log in more detail. That will leave the slow log for Part 3.
In software applications, log files keep a record of what actions were performed in the system and perhaps who performed them. Should something unexpected occur, whether it be a security breach, system crash, or just sluggish performance, the log file(s) can be an administrator's best friend. As it happens, MySQL has several different log files that can help you find out what's going on inside the MySQL server. Today's blog is a primer on MySQL logging - a topic that we'll be referencing later on when we talk about monitoring in Navicat Monitor for MySQL/MariaDB.
Navicat Monitor for MySQL/MariaDB is an agentless remote server monitoring tool that is packed with features to make monitoring your database (DB) instances as effective and easy as possible. Moreover, its server-based architecture makes it accessible from anywhere via a web browser, thus providing you unhampered access to easily and seamlessly track your servers from anywhere in the world, at any time of day or night.
Once you have finished installing Navicat Monitor and have logged in, you're ready to create the instances you want to monitor. In today's blog, we'll learn how to configure a DB instance for monitoring.
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